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Sierra High

Public Grades 9-12

1746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra High is a public high school located in San Bernardino, California, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 474. The school is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which is ranked 1200 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sierra High consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California high schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.26% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.97% for the district and 56.96% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 9.39%, compared to 16.13% for the district and 30.5% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 79.0% to 86.4% over the past few years, slightly below the district average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 8.1% and 9.9%, which is higher than the district average.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Middle College High and Arroyo Valley High consistently outperform Sierra High on academic measures, though they still struggle to meet state and district averages. The school's high per-student spending of $28,721 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages, does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Sierra High serves a high-need population, with 96.41% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the school's challenges may be related to broader socioeconomic factors in the community.

384

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,721

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 East Ninth St.
San Bernardino, CA 92410-3898

(909) 388-6478

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

African American:

11.2%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,746^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9High Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

1200^th of 1,543San Bernardino City Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1746 of 2162	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1877 of 2159	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1969 of 2170	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1930 of 2123	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1924 of 2133	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1889 of 2017	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	1929 of 2021	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	2020 of 2039	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	1934 of 1994	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	1770 of 2426	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	1711 of 2354	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	1704 of 2367	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	1549 of 2281	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.5	1762 of 2238	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	1615 of 2117	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	1266 of 2063	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	17.1	1561 of 1968	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	1380 of 1901	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1131 of 1653	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	393 of 523	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	413 of 517	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	498 of 521	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	436 of 522	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	536 of 592	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	576 of 582	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	976 of 1161	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	708 of 1117	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	965 of 1052	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	622 of 1085	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	856 of 1064	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	614 of 1044	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	898 of 941	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	737 of 938	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1526 of 1906	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1670 of 1915	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1715 of 1915	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1748 of 1858	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1700 of 1833	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1662 of 1760	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1523 of 1900	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1643 of 1902	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1708 of 1917	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1688 of 1861	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1600 of 1814	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1590 of 1742	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	267 of 410	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	276 of 290	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1581 of 2013	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1756 of 2026	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1841 of 2030	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1800 of 1943	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1712 of 1937	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1706 of 1862	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1651 of 1942	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1731 of 1948	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1815 of 1963	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1740 of 1916	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1699 of 1880	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1714 of 1834	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	961 of 1252	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	885 of 1216	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1096 of 1197	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 12th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra High	Public	9-12	570 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6478	384	28	13.8	95.8%	11 (2.9%)	43 (11.2%)	320 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	16.9	1746^th of 2162 public high schools	19.2%		13.3	1877^th of 2159 public high schools	13.1%	131																											6.6	6.6				12.3	12.3				9.4	9.4	$28,721	$7,261	$21,460
San Bernardino City Community Day	Public	7-12	24424 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pacific High	Public	9-12	1020 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6419	1,246	63	19.8	96.8%	51 (4.1%)	115 (9.2%)	1,039 (83.4%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.6%)	30.5	1479^th of 2162 public high schools	31.6%		33.6	1407^th of 2159 public high schools	34.8%	72																										19.0		18.6				36.5	36.5				11.9	11.9	$24,363	$6,257	$18,106
Indian Springs High	Public	9-12	650 North Del Rosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 383-1360	1,810	84	21.6	96.8%	33 (1.8%)	155 (8.6%)	1,550 (85.6%)	41 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	40.6	1247^th of 2162 public high schools	42.3%		33.4	1414^th of 2159 public high schools	34.5%	167																										25.1	4.6	24.0				45.6	45.6				14.9	14.9	$22,298	$5,633	$16,665
Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1482 East Enterprise Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Public Safety Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 382-2211	396	17	23.0	98.7%	14 (3.5%)	13 (3.3%)	344 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	26.8	1556^th of 2162 public high schools	28.0%		24.7	1592^nd of 2159 public high schools	26.3%	36																									14.8	14.6		14.6	18.6	22.7	27.9	36.6	26.1	7.0	3.0	1.6	9.8	4.7	$17,783	$1,059	$16,724
San Bernardino High	Public	9-12	1850 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8217	1,440	69	20.9	96.3%	33 (2.3%)	90 (6.3%)	1,282 (89.0%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	32.7	1433^rd of 2162 public high schools	33.7%		39.4	1253^rd of 2159 public high schools	42.0%	180	8.1	18.0	24.3	8.9	13.9	11.3	18.0	21.6	22.2	17.5	12.9	18.0	32.4	2.2	15.5	6.5	8.0	8.1	6.7	7.2	48.4	56.0	54.1	48.9			17.5	17.4				32.5	32.5				11.3	11.3	$24,229	$6,166	$18,063
San Gorgonio High	Public	9-12	2299 East Pacific Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6524	1,431	69	20.8	91.6%	56 (3.9%)	121 (8.5%)	1,156 (80.8%)	56 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	28 (2.0%)	35.7	1366^th of 2162 public high schools	36.8%		38.8	1274^th of 2159 public high schools	41.0%	92																										18.8	4.2	17.8				49.5	49.5				9.7	9.7	$25,511	$7,395	$18,116
Options for Youth-San Bernardino	Public, Charter	7-12	985 South E St. #A	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-San Bernardino District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-6260	1,168	33	35.3	86.9%	103 (8.8%)	96 (8.2%)	885 (75.8%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.5%)	32.6	1435^th of 2162 public high schools	33.6%		28.6	1528^th of 2159 public high schools	29.2%	93																									9.5		20.4	14.2		15.4	16.1	37.8	25.6		11.5	8.8	7.3	8.8	$22,847	$300	$22,547
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	90.4	193^rd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		97	72^nd of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	121																										51.7		51.7				72.4	72.4				62.1	62.1	$26,637	$6,707	$19,930
Arroyo Valley High	Public	9-12	1881 West Baseline St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-4295	2,692	112	24.0	96.2%	32 (1.2%)	94 (3.5%)	2,510 (93.2%)	24 (0.9%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	17 (0.6%)	31.9	1450^th of 2162 public high schools	32.9%		31.2	1465^th of 2159 public high schools	32.1%	15																										15.1	3.5	14.6				37.0	37.0				18.0	18.0	$22,857	$5,938	$16,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra High

What is the racial makeup of Sierra High?

Students at Sierra High are 83% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Sierra High in?

San Bernardino City Unified

Is Sierra High a good school?

Sierra High ranks in the bottom 19.2% of California high schools.

How many students attend Sierra High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Sierra High.

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